Reasons of consumption

Total (N = 449)

Men (N = 258)

Women  (N = 191)

P value1

 

n

%2

n

%3

n

%4

 

Need energy (in general)

256

57.0

157

60.9

99

51.8

0.03

Exhaustion

167

37.2

85

32.9

82

42.9

0.03

Fluid compensation

59

13.1

29

11.2

30

15.7

0.16

Need for supplement

57

12.7

41

15.9

16

8.4

0.01

Staying up for exams

49

10.9

24

9.3

25

13.1

0.20

As a new experiment

17

3.7

6

2.3

11

5.7

0.16

Long time driving

12

2.7

7

2.7

5

2.6

0.95

1P value less than 0.05 is considered significant: 2(n/449)*100; 3 (n/258)*100; 4 (n/191)*100
Table 2: Situations that encourage athletes to use energy drink.